Windshield visor



C. F. HOPEWELL.

WINDSHIELD VISOR.

APPLICATION Fluo-sarna. 1920.

1,430,231 Patendsept; 26, 1922,

-\nvenToT. Chares F Hopewell ATys.

Patented Septi 26, 1922v UITED lsmits eA'rENT orties,

CHARLEsr. nornvvnnn, or wernnfrown, rrnssncnnsnrrs,gestionen ToHOPEWELIL` BRO'lHfllR` WATERTQWN,'1VASSACHUSETTS, yA. ,GGPARINERSHIPCOMPOSED OF CHARLES F. HOPEWELL AND HELEN C. HOPEWELL.

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Application led September k8, 1920. ySerial No.1408,365.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. Horn- WELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of VVatertoWn, county of Middlesex, State ofMassachusetts, haveinvented an improvement in Windshieldl Visors, of"which the 'following description, in ,connec-` tion with theaccompanying drawing, is -a speciiication,"like eharactersion thedrawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to improvements in Wind-shield visors and "otherrdevices comprising a frame which is pivotally supported and providedWith means for securing the frame in diierent posit'ionsof angularadjustment relatively' to the support. n

In usual constructions 'of this character the frame is provided with 'amember Which is pivotally supported `"in brackets, or in suitable`bearings, and clamping means,A carried by the ends of the pivotalmember,y are clamped 'againstthe brackets to Vsecure the frame inadjusted positions.l 'lnsuch constructions a tension or a strainisfimp'osed upon the bracket Which `is likely to loosen the bracketeventually,particularly if the pivotal members are not provided withshoulders adapted to abut against the `inner 'face oi" the bracket, orevenvvh'en such fslioulders are provided, if'the brackets lare notlocated with the greatest'accuracy,

One ot the objects of the present invention is-to produce a clampingmeans for alvvindshield visor, or similar device, vvhichfvvill notyimpose any7 lateral straln'upm the 4bracket or other supporting meansand whichy will not necessitat-e suchaccurate positioning of thebracket.

Another object offithefinvention'is to pro-4 vide a supportingmeans forapdevic'ebithe character described which `will enable the same to beeasily -asselnbledfupon the support or dismantled therefrom.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a frame forvvind-shieldvis'ors, and like constructions, inlvvhich the 'partscanbemore readily'assembled than constructions heretofore made.

Other objects and features of the inven-y tion will more fullyap'pearfrom'theollowing description and the accompanying'dravvyis 'illustratedherein as applied to the Windshield'fvisor of an automobile, but it Willbe understood that the invention is of'broadcr application andfis'adapt-ed to be employed in connectionivith various otherdevices. thedrawings; Fig. l-is avievvy an automobile showing a visor, embodying myinvention, fapplied thereto,"l n

1F ig.'2 is a detail view of apportion of the iront Wall' of a closedcar illustrating my invention applied thereto,k if

F ig; 3 isa `view'shovving my invention as applied to a vvisor for anopen' car, Fig. 4 is a detail View, mainly in horizontal axial section,of the pivotal member of the visor frame and support illustrated inEnig. n. pkv. kk Fig. `5 is a detail LView 'of a supporting bracket,showing in section means by Which :the pivotal member of vthe frame issupportytype ofv supporting bracket embodying my comprises a rectangularframe having means for pivot-ally securing the same to the front Walloffa'n automobile, or to the front rib 2 of 'the top ofthesautomobileasillustrated in Fig. l, means being provided 1for clamping thevisor'inany desired position ofadjustment around its pivotal support sothat the eyes of theoperator will be protectedy from the glaref ofSunlight, the visor also serving to preventrain from striking the upperportion of theWind-shield.

In the preferred `embodiment omy invention the visorcomprisesarectangularl trame consisting' of parallel arms 3 ande Which` aresecured together at their front ends by a rod 5 preferably having'screvvthreaded connections'j'to the ends of the arms 3 and L andareareXtensible, pivotal member Whiehfpreferably-'is in`- the form of asecofj the ff front portion of port.

vided with interlocking means which Will permit said sections to beextended axially, butwhichwill prevent their, rotation relatively toeach other. A convenient means, which isjillustrated in Fig. 4, consistsin cutting away from each section one-hal of its diameter for, a shortldistance from the end adjacent the other section and overlapping` thesections so that one will slide axiallv' relatively to the other, thejoint thus .tormed'being enclosed ina suitable sleeve 9.

The end o each section desirably is secured by a pin 10, or otherwise,to a hub upon the arm 3 or 4 which forms the side of the l'trameadjacent the end of such section. The end of each of the. sections 7 and8 ot' the pivotal supporting rod is extendedbeyondthe arm 3 or 4asiuificient` distance to pass through suitable journals in a supportingbracket, such end beingjprovided with screw threads 11, adapted to beengaged by a suitable clamping nut which, in cooperation with the iaceoi :i shoulder 12 upon the arm 3 or 4, willl iirmly clamp upon thebracket with sullicient force toretain the frame in any adjustedposition. By reason of the extensibility of the rod the clamping actionthus afforded produces -no lateral strain ortension upon the supportingbracket and consequently there is no tendency of the clamping means topull the bracket from itsA sup- Furthermore, byA providing a sectionalsupporting member ot this character` the frame is much moreeasilyiassembled sincethe iii-ont rod. may be screwed at one` end intothe member 4 ofthe frame andthe other arm then screwed upon the oppositeend of the rod bei'ore the sections 7 and 8. of the pivotal supportingmember are assembled. v

A further feature of the invention cousists in providing ak convenientmeans` `for detachably securing the windshield` visor frame to thebrackets upon the car. This is accomplished byA forming. in. one or bothbrackets an open slotleading to the journal for the supporting member ofthe frame and in providing suitable removable vmeans tor closingsaidslot toretain, said supporting member therein.` In the preferredconstruction illustrated herein each of the `brackets is provided with ajournal 13 ofconsider'- ably greater diameter than the diameter o' theend portions 1.1 of the pivotal supporting members or rod sections 7, 8,and a clamping nut 14 is employed having an extension or hub 15 Whichitsthe journal 18 in the bracket. i

rThe lower portion of the bracket is provided vvith av slot 16 slightlybroader than the diameter of the end portions 11l of the pivotal memberof the frame. By reason of this construction the nut 14 can be backedoff suiiiciently from each end of the pivotal supporting., membller tolwithdraw the hub 15 from the journal 13 so that the ends 11 ot thepivotal supporting member. or rod can. be

removed throughthe slots 16. y By a reverse operation the visor can bereadily replaced upon the car when needed. Such a construction isparticularly desirable for use in connection with open cars sinceit isnecessaryL ordesirable to4 remove the visor from thetop if the latter isto be folded back. In such case the visor, after having been removed,may be placedwithin the slip cover tor the foldedtop.

,Any suitablerneans, may be. provided for securing the bracket to thecar. In Figs. 2 and 4 the. bracket isshown as provided with a base 17vwhich isl secured to the front-.wall

or a closedcar by suitablescrews. lnlFig. 3V a bracket is illustratedwhich is adapted to besecuredto the front bou7 Otan open car, thebracket comprising a base 1,8having a flange 19 extending upwardly fromone ede thereof, screwsQO, and Q1 passing through the base 18and flange19 respectively` into the i'ront rib of the top. Sincethese screwsextend into the rib at right vangles to each otherv a very `firmanchorage is provided for the supporting 1 bracket.

In Fig. 6 a different form oi. bracket is shown in which the bodyportion 22 ot' the bracket isprovidedwith parallel' extensions 28 and 24which are` adapted to embrace a supporting member 25, the bracket beingclampedthereon by one or more set screws 2.6 which pass through one orboth of 'the extensions land 24. In this construction, asin theotheigthe journal for theV pivotal supporting` memberis considerablylarger than. the end ot said supporting member to receive the hub of theclamping nut which secures the, frame in adjusted position. y

A further embodiment ot my invention is illustrated in Fig. 7 which,asillustrated, comprises a bracket having 'abase 28 provided vvith ears29 which support a pintle 30 upon which an extension 31 of theframesupporting member 32 is `mounted. The frame-supporting member isprovided with; a journal 33 to `receivethe` rod' or. pintle member ofthe frame. openl slot 34 leadingto the journalI 83 provides 'means bywhich the rod or supporting membermay be., introduced into the'journal.Any suitll l) able means may be provided for retaining the supportingmember oi the frame in the journal, such for example, as a hub upon theclamping nut heretofore described, or other removable means which willserve to close the slot and retain the pivotal supporting member of theframe therein.

By thus pivoting the member of the bracket, which contains the journalfor the,

supporting member, relative movement is permitted between the bracketand the member which is journalled in it which permits the supportingmember to be clamped against the bracket without imposing any lateralstrain upon the bracket which would tend to loosen it from itsanchorage.

it will be understood that the embodiment of the invention disclosedherein is illustrative and not restrictive, and that various other iormsof construction and arrangement oi parts may be made Within the spiritand scope of the following claims and that the invention is adapted tovarious other purposes than those herein specifically mentioned.

l-laving thus described my invention, what claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A device of the class described comprising supporting` brackets, arectangular frame having an extensible rod formed in interlockingsections rotatably mounted in said supporting brackets and a shoulderedcollar secured to one end of said eXtensible rod engaging the inner sideof one of said brackets and clamping means on said eX- tensible rodengaging the other side of said bracket.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame having one sideprovided with an axially eXtensible rod formed in sections havinginterlocking adjacent ends, supporting brackets having journals andprovided with open slots leading to said journal to permit theintroduction of said rod into said journal, and nuts on the ends of saidrod having hubs litting said journals.

3. A device of the class described comprising a irame having one sideformed or a rod made in sections having interlocking adjacent ends andremovable axially relativeadjacent ends, side 'arms lixedly secured tothe respective sections of said rod, one oi said arms being pinned tosaid sleeve and rod, supporting brackets for said rod having journalsand provided with slots to permit the introduction of said rod into saidjournal, and nuts on said rod having hubs litting said journals operableto clamp said arms against said brackets.

5. A device oi' the class described comprising a rectangular :tramecomprising a supporting rod and side members having eyes embracing saidrod, a pair or' brackets yeach having a journal and a relatively smallopen-ended slot leadingy to said journal to permit the -introduction ofsaid supporting rod, into said journal, nuts on said supporting rodhaving hubs fitting said journals, for clamping said side membersagainst said brackets and means operable to permit a relative movementof one end of the supporting rod and the bracket in the direction .ofthe aXis of the supporting rod to enable a proper clamping action to beobtained notwithstanding inaccurate positioning of the bracket inrespect to the normal length of the rod. y

ln testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specilication. y

CHARLES F. HOPEWELL.

